Contemplative Silent Walks in Nature in 2026
Jan
1
to Dec 31

Contemplative Silent Walks in Nature in 2026

Interested in walking in silence in nature with a sense of wonder and awe in the divine presence? Then these walks are for you. No need to be super fit - we walk slowly, contemplatively and in silence. They generally take around 3 hours with time at the end for reflection and conversation around the experience. For further information please contact Michael Anderson on 0438 899 222

Dates for 2026 are March 15th (see flyer below), May 2nd , July 11th, October 3rd.

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Ignatian Contemplative Walk | Bibra Lake | Sunday 15th March 2026 | 7:45am-10am
Mar
15
7:45 AM07:45

Ignatian Contemplative Walk | Bibra Lake | Sunday 15th March 2026 | 7:45am-10am

Come and join the Eco-spirituality team and Ignatian Spirituality WA for our first walk of the year. This is a 6km loop around Bibra Lake in Beeliar Regional Park. It is a flat walk along mostly sealed paths and there are options if people don’t want to walk the whole distance. Click on title to find out more…

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What Am I being Invited to as Church? Discerning Where the Spirit is Calling Me. | St Benedict's Parish Centre Ardross | Wednesday 11th March 2026 | 6:45pm - 9:00pm
Mar
11
6:45 PM18:45

What Am I being Invited to as Church? Discerning Where the Spirit is Calling Me. | St Benedict's Parish Centre Ardross | Wednesday 11th March 2026 | 6:45pm - 9:00pm

This is a follow up event from the previous month when you were invited to see what your desires for church are. Here you’ll be invited to further discern what your talents might be to grow the community and enrich both your life and that of others.

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What Am I being Invited to as Church? Discerning Where the Spirit is Calling Me. | St Benedict's Parish Centre Ardross | Saturday 7th March 2026 | 09:15am - 12:30 pm
Mar
7
9:15 AM09:15

What Am I being Invited to as Church? Discerning Where the Spirit is Calling Me. | St Benedict's Parish Centre Ardross | Saturday 7th March 2026 | 09:15am - 12:30 pm

This is a follow up event from the previous session in February 2026 when you were invited to see what your desires for church are. Here you’ll be invited to further discern what your talents might be to grow the community and enrich both your life and that of others and the world.

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Walking together as ‘Church’- An Experience of Synodality | St Benedict's Parish Centre, Ardross | Wed 11th February 2026 | 6:45pm-9:00pm
Feb
11
6:45 PM18:45

Walking together as ‘Church’- An Experience of Synodality | St Benedict's Parish Centre, Ardross | Wed 11th February 2026 | 6:45pm-9:00pm

An evening of reflection, deep listening and sharing our experience of and desires for church.

Have you heard of synodality but don’t really understand what that means for you or your parish? The evening will involve deep listening practices and shared conversations in the Spirit around our experience of church and our longings for it.

If you attended this session in August 2025 you will be familiar with the questions. This evening session aims to draw further upon these experiences as well as being open to those unable to attend last year.

Synodality in simple terms is the path of spiritual renewal (conversion) and structural reform that enables the Church to be more participatory and missionary so that it can walk with every man and woman, radiating the light of Christ. (n. 28, Final Document)

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Walking together as ‘Church’- An Experience of Synodality | St Benedict's Parish Centre, Ardross | 7th February 2026 | 9:15am-12:30pm
Feb
7
9:15 AM09:15

Walking together as ‘Church’- An Experience of Synodality | St Benedict's Parish Centre, Ardross | 7th February 2026 | 9:15am-12:30pm

A morning of reflection, deep listening and sharing our experience of and desires for church.

Have you heard of synodality but don’t really understand what that means for you or your parish? The morning will involve deep listening practices and shared conversations in the Spirit around our experience of church and our longings for it.

If you attended this session in August 2025 you will be familiar with the questions. This morning aims to draw further upon these experiences as well as being open to those unable to attend last year.

Synodality in simple terms is a path of spiritual renewal (conversion) and structural reform that enable the Church to be more participatory and missionary so that it can walk with every man and woman, radiating the light of Christ (n. 28 Final Document).

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 "Canticle of the Creatures" | Thurs 25th Sept 2025 | Mr John Auer and Sr Shelley Barlow | Nano Nagle Centre, Claremont | 9:30am-3:30pm
Sep
25
9:30 AM09:30

"Canticle of the Creatures" | Thurs 25th Sept 2025 | Mr John Auer and Sr Shelley Barlow | Nano Nagle Centre, Claremont | 9:30am-3:30pm

Celebrating 800 years of St Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures

In 1255, St Francis of Assisi composed his “Canticle of the Creatures”, one of the great hymns to come down to us from medieval times.

This reflection day celebrates the Canticles remarkable mystical insights concerning God’s creation, and its ecological sensibilities so relevant to today.

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CLC Ignatian Spirituality Spring Retreat | A Heart of Love | 19-21st Sept 2025 | SJOG Retreat Centre | Iain Radvan SJ
Sep
19
to Sep 21

CLC Ignatian Spirituality Spring Retreat | A Heart of Love | 19-21st Sept 2025 | SJOG Retreat Centre | Iain Radvan SJ

We believe in the divine gift of love but the challenge is to incarnate this love. Drawing on both the last encyclical from Pope Francis ‘Delixit nos’ – ‘He Loved Us First’ and the practical advice of Dr Gary Chapman in his series ‘Languages of Love’, Fr Iain Radvan SJ will facilitate prayer, reflection and discussion on how we can live the love that originates from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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'A New Story' | Mr John Auer | Thurs 11th September 2025 | 10am-3pm | The Spirituality Hub at Church of the Holy Family | Kirup
Sep
11
10:00 AM10:00

'A New Story' | Mr John Auer | Thurs 11th September 2025 | 10am-3pm | The Spirituality Hub at Church of the Holy Family | Kirup

The world is in crisis, many of the causes of which are fundamentally spiritual.
What we see and hear does not provide a coherent inspiring life-giving story inviting us into deeper relationships with God, others and the natural world.

Drawing on the wisdom of our Christian tradition expressed in the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, Beatrice Bruteau, Elizabeth Johnson and others, John Auer will explore an exciting and inspiring new story – a story expressive of God’s presence in the universe as the creative, transformative, empowering energy of Love.

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Ignatian Contemplative Walk | Saturday August 16th 2025 | 8:45am-11:30pm | Bold Park | Camel Lake Carpark
Aug
16
8:45 AM08:45

Ignatian Contemplative Walk | Saturday August 16th 2025 | 8:45am-11:30pm | Bold Park | Camel Lake Carpark

Join the Eco-spirituality group and Ignatian Spirituality WA for a gentle contemplative walk in Bold Park. From 8:45 for 9am start till 11:30am. Starting at the Camel Lake Carpark, two walks will be offered - a 2km loop walk and a 3.5km walk. The 2km walk has a gentle slope for about 300m but otherwise is fairly flat. The 3.5km walk has some steeper sections. The surface of the path is a limestone base which is generally well maintained.

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Hold on to the Dream - Synodality -Walking Together | St Thomas More College | Fr Eamonn Conway | Wed 16th July 2025
Jul
16
7:00 PM19:00

Hold on to the Dream - Synodality -Walking Together | St Thomas More College | Fr Eamonn Conway | Wed 16th July 2025

Father Eamonn Conway is a priest of the archdiocese of Tuam (Ireland) and Inaugural Professor of Integral Human Development University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA). He previously served as Head of Theology & Religious Studies at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland’s largest teacher education college, for twenty-three years.. He is also involved in the synodal renewal process in the Catholic Church and served as an expert adviser to the 16th Synod of Bishops 2021-2024 appointed by Pope Francis. The title of this presentation is: “Changing to be Faithful: why synodality is the only way forward for the Church “which is the subject of Eamonn’ next book to be published in August 2025.

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Ignatian Spirituality WA and Christian Meditation Community WA Inc  | John Auer | "Silence creates Community" | Sat 5th July 2025 |
Jul
5
10:00 AM10:00

Ignatian Spirituality WA and Christian Meditation Community WA Inc | John Auer | "Silence creates Community" | Sat 5th July 2025 |

How could silence possibly create community? What do we mean by Community?

We’ll explore these questions especially this seemingly paradoxical claim by John Main OSB to see why this connection between silence and community is so important to us as humans as well as for the future of our home - Planet Earth.

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Womens' Silent Walking Retreat | Nathanael Rest Retreat Centre | 23rd-25th May 2025
May
23
to May 25

Womens' Silent Walking Retreat | Nathanael Rest Retreat Centre | 23rd-25th May 2025

A gentle, contemplative weekend of silent walking, reflection and sharing. The walk will be in the hills around Mundaring but it is not a walk for fitness, rather a walk to slow down and allow oneself to be immersed in and present to Nature around you and to your own sense of the sacred. It is an opportunity to slow down and deepen your relationship with yourself and the Divine.

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Ignatian Reflective Walk at Tomato Lake | April 12th 2025 | 9:30am-12pm
Apr
12
9:30 AM09:30

Ignatian Reflective Walk at Tomato Lake | April 12th 2025 | 9:30am-12pm

Join the eco-spirituality group and Ignatian Spirituality WA for a reflective walk at the picturesque Tomato Lake, 27 Oats St, Kewdale. on April 12th, from 9.30 AM to 12.00 PM, as we embrace the serene beauty of the Djeran season.

Tomato Lake, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of the city, offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Surrounded by lush greenery and a diverse array of flora and fauna, the lake provides a perfect backdrop for a peaceful walk. The reflective walk is designed to promote mindfulness and a deeper connection with God and  nature. Psalms 24:1: "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it."

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 Pilgrims on a hope-filled journey... Living Spirituality in Everyday Life | A CLC Gathering | March 23rd 2025 2-4pm | Br Terry  Casey CFC
Mar
23
2:00 PM14:00

Pilgrims on a hope-filled journey... Living Spirituality in Everyday Life | A CLC Gathering | March 23rd 2025 2-4pm | Br Terry Casey CFC

Pilgrims on a hope filled Journey… living spirituality in Everyday life. Br Terry Casey CFC will link his lived experience of Spirituality with the CLC National Priorities discerned in July 2024.

Priority 1: Forming our members and sharing Ignatian Spirituality

Priority 2:  Caring for God’s Creation

Priority 3: Walking with the excluded

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Ignatian Young Adult Retreat 2025 | Nathanaels Rest Retreat Centre | 14th-16th March 2025 | Ramesh Richards SJ
Mar
14
to Mar 16

Ignatian Young Adult Retreat 2025 | Nathanaels Rest Retreat Centre | 14th-16th March 2025 | Ramesh Richards SJ

This retreat offers an opportunity to take some time away from the distractions and busyness of daily life. It will create space for personal spiritual growth, enabling a deepening of your faith/ spiritual journey in an atmosphere of guided silence, respectful sharing and individual reflection. Allowing God (or your own sense of the Divine) to speak to your longings and deepest desires.

Jesuit priest, Fr Ramesh will be offering sessions of contemplative challenge with time for group discussion, journaling, prayer and walking in silence. There will also be plenty of time for laughter!

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Clean Up Australia | CLC event | Sunday March 2nd 2025 | 24 Garland St, Victoria Park
Mar
2
9:30 AM09:30

Clean Up Australia | CLC event | Sunday March 2nd 2025 | 24 Garland St, Victoria Park

 Come and join the Christian Life Community work to clean up Australia

Date and time: Sunday 2nd March 2025 9:30am - 11:00am

Location: 24 GARLAND ST, VICTORIA PARK WA 6100

Landmark: Park along Garland St in Mc Callum Park.

We propose to clean up in three spots. Along the river front, in the Park and on Heirisson Island.

We will meet at 9.30 am along Garland St, Mc Callum Park which is accessed off Canning Hwy, Victoria Park

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Creation Spirituality-  "A New Story" | Mr John Auer | 26th October 2024 | Dayspring Community
Oct
26
9:30 AM09:30

Creation Spirituality- "A New Story" | Mr John Auer | 26th October 2024 | Dayspring Community

The world is in crisis, many of the causes of which are fundamentally spiritual.  What we see and hear does not provide a coherent inspiring life-giving story inviting us into deeper relationships with God, others and the natural world.  We need a new story.


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Christian Life Community Annual Ignatian Retreat | SJOG Retreat Centre | Shoalwater Bay | September 27-29th 2024
Sep
27
to Sep 29

Christian Life Community Annual Ignatian Retreat | SJOG Retreat Centre | Shoalwater Bay | September 27-29th 2024

Pope Francis: In our reflection on the environment we must make central the connection between the cry of the poor and the cry of the Earth”

Sr Frances McGuire is a Josephite sister who is both a wonderful retreat leader but also has lived with the poor and marginalised in places like northern Australia and Peru. She is well placed to lead this retreat having experienced first hand the devastation of poverty, marginalisation and damage to our common home.

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Rock and Stone: Earth's Divine Unfolding | Nano Nagle Centre | Thurs 19th Sept | Sr Shelley Barlow
Sep
19
9:30 AM09:30

Rock and Stone: Earth's Divine Unfolding | Nano Nagle Centre | Thurs 19th Sept | Sr Shelley Barlow

In their vibrant colours, rock and stone are radiant bearers of Earth’s Story. In company with Teilhard de Chardin, we will explore the divine plan for our planet and all creation. "All things were created through Christ and for him, and in him all things hold together."  Col 1.15-20

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A New Story - An Eco-Spirituality for today | Mr John Auer
Apr
21
to May 18

A New Story - An Eco-Spirituality for today | Mr John Auer

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Ignatian Spirituality focuses on seeing God in all of Creation. Pope Francis urges us to be caring of our common home, planet Earth - by recovering our connection with the natural world. Our new story reminds us of God as Trinitarian relational Being, a God whose loving presence is expressed in and through all living beings; which is called eco-spirituality. John Auer will lead us through the current understanding and the evolving ideas about this exciting new story, which begins at the first moment of creation.

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